29-03-18, 04:16 PM
(29-03-18, 03:21 PM)Disorderlypunk link Wrote: yeah i was cleaning the chain and decided to just start her up and let her spin the wheel on the paddock stand as i sprayed the hose at it to remove the cleaner and it was bouncing all over the place- turns out it was just riding the front sprocket a bit - its fine when its under load
It's the momentum of the wheel gaining speed but the chain won't let it go faster than the engine speed, which causes that shuddering effect.
Get quite a few people freaked out by it when it happens, but as you say just a very tiny bit of throttle levels it out.
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